Frances Safranek Stewart
Frances Safranek Stewart
Frances Safranek Stewart passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015 in her Wisconsin Dells home. Fran was born on May 2, 1929 in Pulaski, WI to Jan and Anna Luberda. She lived many years in Wisconsin, Chicago and Carpentersville, IL and Clearwater and Lake Panasoffkee, FL. She had many jobs throughout her lifetime. Besides being a wife and mother, she was a factory worker, private housekeeper, and bartender. She and her first husband had owned Clem's Bar in Plainville, WI, near WI Dells. She also volunteered at St Vincent De Paul resale store.Fran loved to travel, collect sea shells, gardening, raise canaries, and polka music. She would always cook a meal for anyone who came to visit her.Survivors include her children, Clement L. (Karen) Safranek, Linda (Martin) Carr, Sandra (Ron) Dearman, Chester Safranek, Jeffery (Brenda) Safranek, Susan (Dudley) Hagan, and Robert (Lynn) Repenning; 20 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; brother, Mitchell (Delores) Luberda; sister, Valentina "Babe" Rodgers, many nieces and nephews and her dog, Tippy.She was preceded in death by her first husband, Clement M. Safranek (24 years of marriage); second husband, Wallace Stewart (married 32 years); nine brothers, six sisters, nieces and nephews, and one great-grandson.A celebration of life will be on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 from 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Redlin Funeral Home, 401 Madison Ave., in Baraboo.Interment will be at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, FL at a later date.In lieu of flowers, please donate to any St Vincent de Paul Society.